41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
FoundedMay 25, 1989 (1989-05-25)
DisbandedApril 5, 1993 (1993-04-05)
Preceded by40th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1989 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989.[1] The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.

The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.[2]

Thomas Lush served as speaker.[3]

There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly:[4]

Session Start End
1st May 25, 1989 March 7, 1990
2nd March 8, 1990 February 27, 1991
3rd February 28, 1991 March 4, 1992
4th March 5, 1992 March 2, 1993
5th March 4, 1993 April 5, 1993

James McGrath served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1991.[5] Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
Thomas Rideout Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative
Edward Joyce Bay of Islands Liberal
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal
Thomas Lush Bonavista North Liberal
Aubrey Gover Bonavista South Liberal
Dave Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal
Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative
Art Reid Carbonear Liberal
Pat Cowan Conception Bay South Liberal
Danny Dumaresque Eagle River Liberal
Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal
Charlie Power Ferryland Progressive Conservative
Sam Winsor Fogo Progressive Conservative
Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage Progressive Conservative
Winston Baker Gander Liberal
Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative
Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative
Alvin Hewlett Green Bay Progressive Conservative
John Crane Harbour Grace Liberal
Norman Doyle Harbour Main Progressive Conservative
Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal
Robert Aylward Kilbride Progressive Conservative
William Ramsay La Poile Liberal
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal
Alec Snow Menihek Progressive Conservative
Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative
Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island Liberal
Jim Kelland Naskaupi Liberal
William Hogan Placentia Liberal
Walter Noel Pleasantville Liberal
Jim Hodder Port au Port Progressive Conservative
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal
Charles Furey St. Barbe Liberal
Larry Short St. George's Liberal
Hubert Kitchen St. John's Centre Liberal
Shannie Duff St. John's East Progressive Conservative
Kevin Parsons St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative
Philip Warren St. John's North Liberal
Thomas Murphy St. John's South Liberal
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal
Loyola Hearn St. Mary's-The Capes Progressive Conservative
Kevin Aylward Stephenville Liberal
Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle Liberal
Glen C. Greening Terra Nova Progressive Conservative
Garfield Warren Torngat Mountains Progressive Conservative
Lloyd Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal
Charlie Brett Trinity North Progressive Conservative
Walter Carter Twillingate Liberal
Eric Gullage Waterford-Kenmount Liberal
Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Bay of Islands Clyde Wells[nb 1] Liberal May 20, 1989 E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly[7]
    Trinity North Barry Hynes[nb 2] Progressive Conservative October 3, 1989 C Brett resigned seat in July 1989[7]
    St. John's East Jack Harris New Democrat December 11, 1990 S Duff resigned seat in September 1990[8]
    Trinity North Douglas Oldford Liberal February 19, 1991 B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990[8]
    Baie Verte-White Bay Harold Small Liberal 1991 T Rideout resigned seat in 1991[9]
    Ferryland Loyola Sullivan Progressive Conservative June 25, 1992 C Power resigned seat in May 1992[10]
    Naskaupi Edward Roberts Liberal June 25, 1992 J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992[11]

    Notes:

    1. ↑ Elected by acclamation
    2. ↑ Declared elected after a judicial recount

    References

    1. 1 2 "Election Returns 1989" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
    2. ↑ "The Wells Government 1989-1996". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    3. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    4. ↑ O'Handley, Kathryn (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 1-896413-43-9.
    5. ↑ "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    6. ↑ "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    7. 1 2 "Election Statistics 1989:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
    8. 1 2 "Election Statistics 1990-1991:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
    9. ↑ "Baie Verte-Springdale". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
    10. ↑ "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
    11. ↑ "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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